Nominative

['nɒmɪnətɪv] or ['nɑmɪnətɪv]

Definition

(noun.) the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb.

(adj.) named; bearing the name of a specific person; 'nominative shares of stock' .

(adj.) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; 'nominative noun endings'; 'predicate nominative' .

Edited by Albert--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

(n.) The nominative case.

Editor: Rufus